Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes (French pronunciation: [ovɛʁɲ ʁonalp] ; AURA) is a landlocked region in Southern France. It was created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The new region came into effect on 1 January 2016, after the regional elections in December 2015.
Communes of FranceFrench territorial subdivision for municipalities Communes of FranceCategoryMunicipalityLocationFranceFound inDepartmentsNumber34,965 (list) (as of January 2021)Populations0 (Beaumont-en-Verdunois, Bezonvaux, Cumières-le-Mort-Homme, Fleury-devant-Douaumont, Haumont-près-Samogneux, and Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre) – 2,175,601 (Paris)Areas0.04 km2 (Castelmoron-d'Albret) – 18,360 km2 (Maripasoula)GovernmentMunicipal council Part of a series on theAdministrative divisions of France Administrative divisions Regions Departments Arrondissements Cantons Intercommunality Métropole Communauté urbaine Communauté d'agglomération Communauté de communes Communes Associated communes Municipal arrondissements Overseas France Overseas departments and regions Overseas collectivities Overseas country (French Polynesia) Sui generis collectivity (New Caledonia) Overseas territory (French Southern and Antarctic Lands) Clipperton Island Geocodes ISO NUTS France portalvte A commune (French pronunciation: [kɔmyn] ⓘ) is a level of administrative division of France.
SavoieSavoie (French pronunciation: [savwa]; Arpitan: Savouè or Savouè-d'Avâl, lit. 'Lower Savoy'; Italian: Savoia; Occitan: Savòia; English: Savoy, ) is a department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2023, Savoie had a population of 448,226.
Departments of FranceAdministrative subdivision in FranceIn the administrative divisions of France, the department (French: département, pronounced) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five overseas departments (which are also classified as overseas regions).
Little St Bernard PassThe Little St Bernard Pass (French: Col du Petit Saint-Bernard, Italian: Colle del Piccolo San Bernardo) is a mountain pass in the Alps on the France–Italy border. Its saddle is at 2188 metres above sea level. It is located between Savoie, France, and Aosta Valley, Italy, to the south of the Mont Blanc Massif, exactly on the main alpine watershed. There is also a Great St. Bernard Pass, famous for giving the St Bernard breed its name, and a San Bernardino Pass.
Regions of FranceFrance is divided into eighteen administrative regions (French: régions administratives, singular région administrative or just région, ). Twelve of which are located in the Hexagon (in Europe), another one is Corsica, while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collectivities, which have a semi-autonomous status).
Vanoise National ParkVanoise National Park (French: Parc national de la Vanoise) is a French national park between the Tarentaise and Maurienne valleys in the French Alps, containing the Vanoise Massif. It was created in 1963 as the first national park in France. Vanoise National Park is in the département of Savoie. Small villages like Champagny-le-Haut, Termignon, La Chiserette, Bramans, Sollières-Sardières, Friburge, Pralognan-la-Vanoise and Séez, lie near the park.
FranceCountry primarily in Western EuropeFrance, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean.
Saint-Pierre-d'AlbignySaint-Pierre-d'Albigny (French pronunciation:; Savoyard: Sè-Pyère) is a commune in the Savoiedepartment in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesregion in south-eastern France. PopulationSee alsoCommunes of the Savoie departmentSaint-Pierre-d'Albigny stationReferencesExternal linksWikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny.
Saint-Jean-de-la-PorteSaint-Jean-de-la-Porte (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ də la pɔʁt]; Savoyard: San Djan) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 989.
Franco-ProvençalGallo-Romance language spoken in France, Italy and SwitzerlandFranco-Provençal, also known as Francoprovençal, Arpitan or Patois, is a Gallo-Romance language that originated and is spoken in eastern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy; since the 13th century a Franco-Provençal language island in southern Italy has survived too.
Nagel-Séez-MesnilNagel-Séez-Mesnil (French pronunciation: [naʒɛl se mɛnil]) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.